Gandhari

If anyone has a claim to the title of Patron Saint of Blindfolds, it must be Queen Gandhari.

A character in the old Indian (Sanskrit) epic poem Mahabharata, the young Princess Gandhari was engaged to be married to King Dhritarashtra. When she learned that her betrothed was blind, she vowed that she should never see what he could not. She blindfolded herself, and wore the blindfold to her death.

In modern days this would probably be known as a 24/7 blindfold relationship. While this is probably rather extreme for most of us, it is thought-provoking.

• A beautiful painting called "The Sacrifice of Gandhari"
• The story of Gandhari as a comic

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